28 March 2019
India carries out first-ever anti-satellite weapon test
... target was believed to be either the Microsat-R or the Microsat-TD satellite, both of which were built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test was believed to have occurred yesterday, when the country’s Prime...
06 September 2019
India's Chandrayaan-2 lander due to touchdown tonight
... waiting for the event. Everything is going according to the plan," said K Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). "We're going to land at a place where no one else has gone before. We're confident about the soft...
30 October 2019
Questions surround US top-secret spaceplane mission
... in a long-duration space environment. During this last mission the craft has successfully worked on Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) experiments including advanced thermal control system technologies for use in future satellites said Randy...
18 May 2020
India opens its space industry to private firms and start-ups
... the crippling financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to a slowdown in economic growth, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has seen a number of successes in recent years including an historic launch of 104 satellites on a single...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... revealed plans to build a lunar settlement with Russia. Further details including schematics of the joint International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) were also unveiled at GLEX 2021 with officials stating that the base will be developed...
02 February 2018
Joe Pelton honoured for contribution to space safety
... in space to defend Earth," he affirmed. Joe is Director Emeritus at the Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and former Dean of the International Space University...
